9.2% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Kakadu · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Kakadu
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Kakadu compared to most similar areas. This is a predominantly Australian-born community, with only 9.2% of residents arriving from another country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian are the most common ancestries here, each accounting for around 13% of the population, followed by Scottish at 3.5% and Irish at 2.5%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 9.2% of people were born overseas, which is far below the Northern Territory's 21.8% and the national figure of 27.7%. Most residents were born in Australia (74.3%), with India being the most common overseas birthplace at 2.5%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Kakadu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70140/kakadu/topic/ancestry-heritage